High School Sports

Several local baseball teams have made the state playoffs. Here are their matchups.

Columbus’ Jonathan Brand (23) and the Blue Devils have the luxury of playing their first-round game at home
Columbus’ Jonathan Brand (23) and the Blue Devils have the luxury of playing their first-round game at home jhill@ledger-enquirer.com

After a long regular season, 12 high school baseball teams from in and around Columbus have learned where they’ll be headed for their classification’s state tournament.

Below are the matchups for the local Georgia and Alabama teams. Each of the games listed is the first of a scheduled doubleheader between the two teams. A split of those games would require a third game the following day.

The games are the first-round matchups for each squad unless otherwise noted.

Alabama

AHSAA 7A

No. 2 Smiths Station at No. 1 Fairhope, 6 p.m. Friday

6A

No. 3 Saraland at No. 1 Russell County (Second Round), 5:30 p.m. Friday

AISA 3A

No. 3 Morgan at No. 1 Glenwood (Second Round), 4:30 p.m. Thursday

Georgia

GHSA Class 5A

No. 3 Ware County at No. 2 Harris County, 2 p.m. Thursday

Class 4A

No. 4 Spalding at No. 1 Northside, 4 p.m. Thursday

No. 3 Perry at No. 2 Columbus, 2 p.m. Thursday

No. 3 Hardaway at No. 2 Upson-Lee, 4:30 p.m. Thursday

No. 4 Shaw at No. 1 West Laurens, 5 p.m. Thursday

Class 2A

No. 4 Jordan at No. 1 South Atlanta, 4 p.m. Thursday

Class A-Private

No. 19 Mt. Vernon at No. 14 Brookstone, 2 p.m. Thursday

Class A-Public

No. 21 Manchester at No. 12 Taylor County, TBA Thursday

GICAA

Community Christian at Calvary Christian, 2 p.m. Friday

This story was originally published April 21, 2018 at 6:44 PM with the headline "Several local baseball teams have made the state playoffs. Here are their matchups.."

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